Posted: 7/27/2012 7:05:49 PM EDT
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I was sitting on a bench outside the Montbleu in Lake Tahoe, NV. A scruffy looking guy walks up, noticeably shaken up. He says his dog has been impounded and he needs to make a phone call. He asks to borrow my cell phone. He has a couple bucks in his hand and offers to pay for the call.
I told him to give me the number and I'd make the call for him. He give me this look  , then this look and trots off
I knew it was scam attempt, but how does it work? What can impounded dog guy do? |
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Grabs phone Runs Profit Seems most likely. I remember hearing about some scam where someone calls you pretending to be in jail and asks if you'll accept the charge. Then they somehow manipulate the phone number and rack up a ton of charges. Maybe wanted the number for something to that effect. |
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One of the ones I've seen is where they call a number that charges you (think of like the 900 number stuff) that they have previously set up. Might charge you up to $50 or $100 per call or an exorbitant amount of money per minute. They pretend to be talking to someone and wont give you your phone back until it's been a few minutes.
You don't realize it until you get your bill the next month. There's no way in hell I'd let anyone use my phone. Too many stupid people and crooks out there. If they need to use a phone so bad, take your friggen money and go find a pay phone. -SleeperShooter ETA: Fixed typo... Damn autocorrect. |
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One of the ones I've seen is where they call a number that charges you (think of like the 900 number stuff) that they have previously set up. Might charge you up to $50 or $100 per call or an exuberant amount of money per minute. They pretend to be talking to someone and wont give you your phone back until it's been a few minutes. You don't realize it until you get your bill the next month. There's no way in hell I'd let anyone use my phone. Too many stupid people and crooks out there. If they need to use a phone so bad, take your friggen money and go find a pay phone. -SleeperShooter Exorbitant. We don't care how happy it is to see you. |
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1) Steal it and sell it.
2) Steal it, look through the numbers to find the owners home or work, contact the owner and offer to sell it back for $XXX. Do not ever agree to do this if your phone is found. This scam was pulled on a person around my area a couple of years ago. When he showed up with the money, they hit him with a Taser and robbed him. They also zapped him in the face and blinded him in one eye. |
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One of the ones I've seen is where they call a number that charges you (think of like the 900 number stuff) that they have previously set up. Might charge you up to $50 or $100 per call or an exorbitant amount of money per minute. They pretend to be talking to someone and wont give you your phone back until it's been a few minutes. You don't realize it until you get your bill the next month. There's no way in hell I'd let anyone use my phone. Too many stupid people and crooks out there. If they need to use a phone so bad, take your friggen money and go find a pay phone. -SleeperShooter ETA: Fixed typo... Damn autocorrect. A lady was walking around these parts pulling this exact scam, claiming her car broke down. |